Flash flood hits Goodwill Hollow evacuations rise
A flash flood roared through Goodwill Hollow near here Thursday night, sending several families fleeing as Goodwill and Duhring creeks overflowed. Rain totals in the McComas Montcalm area reached 1.5 to 2 inches, with officials warning not to drink contaminated water. Crews stabilized the scene by 9:30 pm. six families remained away from home at 10:30 pm as responders monitored receding waters and prepared to open a Red Cross shelter.
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Goodwill Creek
National Weather Service
Goodwill
Duhring Creeks
Weather Service
McComas-Montcalm
Browning-Lambert
Wyoming County
Stan Walls
Environmental Health Section
Mercer County Health Department
Montcalm Area
Bluefield
John “Bud” Houck
Bluefield Rescue Squad
Montcalm Volunteer Fire Department
Midwest Floods Slam Iowa and St Louis. Clinton Visits Region
Rain drenches the Midwest as the Mississippi and Missouri rivers threaten to merge near St Louis. The Mississippi tops 43.3 feet, with crest forecast over flood stage. Iowa towns face stopped taps, evacuations, and widespread damage. Des Moines warns of a month before drinkable water. Clinton to tour flood zones.
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Iowa
White House
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Ill
John Dorrian
Des Moines
National Guard
Iowa City
Charles Driscoll
University Hospitals
Community event notices and schedules from Princeton area
July schedule notes include Princeton Junior High football physicals July 17 from 9 to noon at Dr Branson, Summit Players Theatre July 16 to 18 performing The Emperors Nightingale with 7 pm Friday and 2 pm weekend shows at Bluefield Center, admission five dollars adults two fifty children. Also July 22 7 pm Night at P Reds game with free tickets via merchants, Appalachian League game Princeton Reds versus Bristol Tigers at Hunnicutt Field. July 27 5 pm hospital board meeting in PCH Board Room.
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Princeton Community Hospital
PCH Board Room
Partly Sunny Weather Forecast With Showers
Partly sunny today with a 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Tonight will be mostly cloudy. The forecast region notes a high in the 80s and a mix of sun and storms. Weather package A-12.
Harman Mine deal could revive Virginia coal field
United Mine Workers of America and Harman Mine management reached a tentative pact to reopen the Harman Mine near Grundy. District 28 Local 7025 members will vote within 48 hours, with 30 to 40 miners expected to return initially and work to expand as markets recover.
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Harman
District 28
UMWA
Hugh Caperton
Henry Cook
Wendell Knight
Chambers oppose pushbutton legislation
The Greater Bluefield and Princeton Mercer County Chambers of Commerce joined other groups in opposing the Pushbutton Strike Bill before the U S Senate. At noon luncheons both chambers voted unanimously. Marshall Miller and Bill Sheppard cited amendments to the National Labor Relations Bill and urged action before the Senate acts.
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Princeton Chamber
Mercer County
National Right To Work Committee
Senate
Miller
Sheppard
Breaks project breaks ground on Buchanan Route 609 to Breaks Park
A groundbreaking near Bull Mountain launches a 1.3 mile reconstruction of Buchanan County Route 609 toward Breaks Interstate Park. The $1.5 million project aims to improve drainage remove sharp curves pave the highway and boost park access with Virginia officials praising local leaders and the effort.
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Grand Canyon
Buchanan County
Breaks
Virginia
Jackie Stump
Bull Mountain
Interstate Park
Carl Mullins
West Virginia marriage rate falls while divorces fluctuate
Charleston AP reports West Virginia saw 12,078 marriages last year, down from 12,406 in 1991 and 14,033 in 1986, while divorces rose to 9,791 in 1992 after a peak of 10,154 in 1991. Sociologists cite economic hardship and outmigration of young people, plus shifting roles for women, as factors.
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U.S
Department of Health and Human Resources
Robert Foss
West Virginia University
Foss
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